Characters (Main)
The non-judgmental (supposedly) unreliable narrator
Who is "Nick"?
Fixed the 1919 World Series
Who is "Meyer Wolfsheim"?
The most openly corrupt of the locations.
What is "NYC"?
Wilson thinks this is literally the "eyes of God".
Gatsby is _____ years older than Daisy.
What is "9"?
Nick knows _________ from a magazine story about cheating.
Who is "Jordan"?
The only character besides Nick and Mr. Gatz who attends Gatsby's funeral.
Who is "Owl Eyes"?
What is the "Valley of Ashes"?
Myrtle changes into a "______ colored"... "costume" as she tries to mimic Daisy.
What is "cream"?
________ kills Gatsby.
Who is "Wilson"?
Described as: "It was a body capable of enormous leverage—a cruel body".
Who is "Tom"?
Described as: "Her eye-brows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle, but the efforts of nature toward the restoration of the old alignment gave a blurred air to her face".
Who is "Catherine"?
Who is "Wolfsheim" / "the mob"?
The symbol of danger & modernity
What are "cars"?
Hits Myrtle with the car.
Who is "Myrtle"?
He paralleled to a cat in Chapter 1
Who is "Gatsby"?
Described as having: "a faint mustache of perspiration appeared on her upper lip"
Who is "Nick's girl back home"?
The location of the "memento mori".
What is the "Queensboro Bridge"?
A symbol of the "leash" that Tom has Daisy (and other women) on.
What is the "pearl necklace"?
Describe the story of Dan Cody.
Multiple Answers Accepted.
What is "a siren"?
The Latin root of the words most commonly associated with Myrtle.
What is "vi- / viv-" (life)?
The location of Nick and Jordan's first kiss (Street).
One of the symbols at the end of Ch. 6 that foreshadows the "decline" of Gatsby and Daisy's relationship.
What are:
"Fruit Rinds"
"Crushed Flowers"
"Discarded Favors"
Nick says that the persona of Gatsby comes out of a "_______ ideal".